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The Happiness Project (Unabridged) Audiobook

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Harper Audio presents The Happiness Project audiobook in a downloadable format. This book was written by Gretchen Rubin and narrated by Gretchen Rubin.

This version of The Happiness Project audiobook is published in an unabridged format. That means that this is complete narration of the written book.

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Category	This Audiobook	Average Author	Percent of Average
Rating	82 Points	74 Points	111%
Price	$31.93	$18	177%
Minutes	596	355	168%

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Category	Gretchen Rubin	Average Author	Percent of Average
Rating	78 Points	74 Points	106%
Price	$29.97	$18	166%
Minutes	578	355	163%

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On Thursday, December 06, 2012, @SuesVue tweeted:

Just finished The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin..Feeling Good !

On Thursday, December 06, 2012, @brittztwitt tweeted:

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On Thursday, December 06, 2012, @TheBEERdedOne tweeted:

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On Thursday, December 06, 2012, @attymonique tweeted:

@_FullyBooked Hi Lucy! Do you still have copies of The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin in stock? :)

On Thursday, December 06, 2012, @megamenyee tweeted:

RT @bahagiaaa: "Money. It's a good servant but a bad master." ? Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

On Thursday, December 06, 2012, @bahagiaaa tweeted:

"Money. It's a good servant but a bad master." ? Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

On Wednesday, December 05, 2012, @mikesogno tweeted:

#in 'you can choose what you do, you can't choose what you like to do' Gretchen Rubin, 'The Happiness Project' - so follow your passions

On Wednesday, December 05, 2012, @Ipanpapan tweeted:

RT @bahagiaaa: "Look for happiness under your own roof." ? Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

On Wednesday, December 05, 2012, @bahagiaaa tweeted:

"Look for happiness under your own roof." ? Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

On Wednesday, December 05, 2012, @rhiadelrosario tweeted:

I read this in Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project: Money can buy you happiness, only if you spend it wisely. #sotrue

On Tuesday, December 04, 2012, @Emiliaphilia tweeted:

@MetalJared The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin :)

On Tuesday, December 04, 2012, @feeqalbee tweeted:

'It is easy to be heavy; hard to be light' : from Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project. #nowreading

On Tuesday, December 04, 2012, @helloimshaa tweeted:

Today; Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project.

On Tuesday, December 04, 2012, @bahagiaaa tweeted:

"Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail, but every day is a clean slate and a fresh opportunity" ? Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

On Monday, December 03, 2012, @MFlumendorf tweeted:

Looking for something uplifting to read on grey winter days?"The happiness project" by #Gretchen Rubin is inspiring!

On Monday, December 03, 2012, @libraryflower tweeted:

I'm listening to "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin. #audiobook @gretchenrubin

On Monday, December 03, 2012, @TheBellaBow tweeted:

Good morning! I am reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, so far v.good. I'd recommend it Xx

On Sunday, December 02, 2012, @reezabells tweeted:

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On Sunday, December 02, 2012, @earthtolars tweeted:

I really want to read The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

On Sunday, December 02, 2012, @duttyd14 tweeted:

“If you’re not failing, you’re not trying hard enough.” ~Rubin, Gretchen. “The Happiness Project.”

On Saturday, December 01, 2012, @mollyschrum tweeted:

@KaY_Brooke47 just finished One Day by David Nicholls. Next up is The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

On Friday, November 30, 2012, @eyewonit tweeted:

@harperbooks #fridayreads The Happiness Project ~ Gretchen Rubin

On Friday, November 30, 2012, @gina_marierose tweeted:

Just finished The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin and really enjoyed it. Now time to read MWF Seeking BFF. #bookworm

On Thursday, November 29, 2012, @JournalChat tweeted:

@suziecheel Positive Living. Sounds wonderful, Suzie! #JournalChat Reminds me of the Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.

On Thursday, November 29, 2012, @_iamerwin_ tweeted:

“What do I want from life, anyway?” I asked myself. “Well…I want to be happy.” Excerpt From: Rubin, Gretchen. “The Happiness Project.” ????????

On Thursday, November 29, 2012, @christalosig tweeted:

“But the fact is, you can’t change anyone but yourself.” — Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

Summary

Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.

In this lively and compelling account of that year, Rubin carves out her place alongside the authors of best-selling memoirs such as Julie and Julia, The Year of Living Biblically, and Eat, Pray, Love. With humor and insight, she chronicles her adventures during the 12 months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.

Rubin didn't have the option to uproot herself, nor did she really want to; instead she focused on improving her life as it was. Each month she tackled a new set of resolutions: give proofs of love, ask for help, find more fun, keep a gratitude notebook, forget about results. She immersed herself in principles set forth by all manner of experts, from Epicurus to Thoreau to Oprah to Martin Seligman to the Dalai Lama to see what worked for her - and what didn't. Her conclusions are sometimes surprising - she finds that money can buy happiness, when spent wisely; that novelty and challenge are powerful sources of happiness; that "treating" yourself can make you feel worse; that venting bad feelings doesn't relieve them; that the very smallest of changes can make the biggest difference - and they range from the practical to the profound.